Sarah Schulman’s ‘Let the Record Show’ To Be Adapted as TV Mini-Series by Director Andrew Haigh & Producer Christine Vachon
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Scholar/activist/writer Sarah Schulman wrote on Facebook Wednesday: How lucky am I to have found a producer- Christine Vachon- who was actually in ACT UP, is a pioneer of Queer and AIDS representation, and a producer -Jonathan King- who already worked to bring the story of the Central Park Five to TV, as well as Spotlight and other works that expand prime time subject matter- and a show runner- Andrew Haigh- with a classy background in film and TV who looks at history through relationships, action and feelings–VERY LUCKY.
According to Deadline: Let The Record Show, written by Sarah Schulman, has been called the most comprehensive political history of American AIDS activism and ACT Up.
The book, which was published last month, is now set to be adapted as a narrative TV series by Lean on Pete and Looking director Andrew Haigh, Time and Boys State producer Concordia Studio, and Halston and Carol producer Killer Films.
Haigh is set as showrunner, and will write and direct the pilot episode. Executive producers include Jonathan King for Concordia Studio, Christine Vachon for Killer Films, as well as David Hinojosa and Schulman. Yasmin Hormozi and Patrick Callan will oversee development for Concordia.
In just six years, Act Up New York, a broad and unlikely coalition of activists from all races, genders, sexualities and backgrounds, changed the world.
Based on more than 200 interviews with Act Up members and rich with lessons for today’s activists, Let the Record Show is an exploration of the coalition’s inner workings, conflicts, achievements and ultimate fracture. Schulman explores the how and the why, examining how a group of desperate outcasts changed America forever, and in the process created a livable future for generations of people across the world.
“Sarah’s book is a deeply moving account of how we can make change happen, a passionate testament to those men and women who came together during the darkest of times to fight for a better world,” Haigh said.
Said Schulman: “After covering AIDS since the early 1980s I am thrilled to have the opportunity to bring the story of Act Up to new generations, working with this experienced, committed team. Christine who has produced many groundbreaking, now classic queer and AIDS works was in Act Up, so she knows how it looks and feels. Jonathan was involved in bringing When They See Us to television, and co-produced Spotlight, expanding primetime subject matter with sophistication and truth. Andrew and I share the lens of looking at large, complex landscapes through relationships and feeling. This is a dream come true.”
“Killer has been looking for a story that gets to the emotional heart of the AIDS crisis in NYC and Sarah Schulman’s brilliant and inspiring book does exactly that. We are thrilled to be working with Sarah and Concordia,” added Vachon.
